Plastic Damage

Plastic is very dangerous especially after long term of usage. However, most people are unaware of this..here are some facts on PLASTIC..

1. The use of plastic products has recently grown more and more into unbearable dimensions. How many of us are truly aware of the damage we cause?
2. Many are convinced that their plastic consumption is harmless, but in fact the manufacture, transportation and burying in landfills of plastic tableware are a heavy burden to planet Earth .
3. Disposable plastic cups, plates and cutlery as well as plastic bags are some of the greatest pollutants in the world.
4. What makes plastic look attractive to consumers is also what makes it seriously problematic : being disposable, durable and cheap to manufacture, 80 million tons of plastic are thrown away every year!!!
5. Buy – use once – throw away between 500,000,000,000 to 1000,000,000,000 plastic bags a year!!! Plastic tableware are manufactured in equally worrisome quantities… This is the formula according to which the world consumes
6. The garbage reaches different places in the world… as a result, animals die, the landscape gets dirtier, and the drinking suitable water sources are getting fewer and fewer.
7. Plastics are broken down in nature into smaller, more toxic petro-polymers… Plastic is degraded only after some million years, recycling it is too expensive , burning it is too polluting and its breaking down in landfills seriously pollutes the ground water and the soil.
8. Plastic is made out of oil This causes a serious pollution of the air we breathe, and necessitates a large funding of certain countries that support terror
9. Believe it or not, rehabilitating from plastic is possible , economical , cheap and much simpler than other rehabs!!! So… what can we do?!
10. • First of all…
    • A bag? No thanks!
    • Use green reuseable cloth bags that are available in every store
    • Reuse the same bags again and again
    • Look for ecological biodegradable trash bags in supermarkets – it even costs less!
    • For food packaging, buy paper bags
11. Plastic cups? Absolutely not! Plastic plates? You’re kidding! Plastic cultery? Not for me! I will not use plastic tableware anymore! For hosting, events or picnics at the park equip yourself with cups and plates made of hard, reuseable, washable plastic , or glass tableware.
12. And of course… don’t forget to recycle bottles !
13. Awareness is the name of the game. Spread the message to others, influence them for the best! Do a good thing for our children and for the environment. Don’t forget, wrong habits have to be changed gradually… otherwise the price is just too high.
    

Therefore, as a St Michael student, I agree on the no-plastic-day which falls on every Friday that was just introduced recently and I hope everyone would cooperate with it.

-Jody-

Why plants are important

Plants are the backbone of all life on Earth and an essential resource for human well-being. Just think about how your everyday life depends on plants.

	Food: Everything we eat comes directly or indirectly from plants. Throughout human history, approximately 7,000 different plant species have been used as food by people.		Air: Oxygen is brought to you by plants, as a byproduct of photosynthesis.
	Water: Plants regulate the water cycle: they help distribute and purify the planet's water. They also help move water from the soil to the atmosphere through a process called transpiration.		Habitat: Of course, aside from humans' myriad uses, plants make up the backbone of all habitats. Other species of fish and wildlife also depend on plants for food and shelter.
	Medicine: One-quarter of all prescription drugs come directly from or are derivatives of plants. Additionally, four out of five people around the world today rely on plants for primary health care. Read more about why plant extinction threatens the discovery of new medicine here.		Climate: Plants store carbon, and have helped keep much of the carbon dioxide produced from the burning of fossil fuels out of the atmosphere.

Taken from;

http://www.bgci.org/plantconservationday/whyplantsimportant/

By Jody

Definition of NATURE

Nature, in the broadest sense, is equivalent to the natural world, physical world, or material world. "Nature" refers to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. It ranges in scale from the subatomic to the cosmic.^{[citation needed]}

The term "nature" may refer to living plants and animals, geological processes, weather, and physics, such as matter and energy. The term is often refers to the "natural environment" or wilderness—wild animals, rocks, forest, beaches, and in general areas that have not been substantially altered by humans, or which persist despite human intervention. For, example, manufactured objects and human interaction are generally not considered part of nature, unless qualified as, for example, "human nature" or "the whole of nature".^{[citation needed]} This more traditional concept of "nature" implies a distinction between natural and artificial elements of the Earth, with the artificial as that which has been brought into being by a human consciousness or a human mind.

-Taken from WIKEPEDIA-

~Jody~

Nature to the Young Minds

Nature are the flowers and the trees around us. The green grass and the flowing river. The huge mountains and the vast lanes. It is the core that provides us with our basic and daily needs. It is also the paint of our world for it colours everything with lucious sceneries and magical views of the earth. -Jody-

Nature is a force. She may be kind by giving us life sources but if you temper, disturbs and destroy her gifts she is a forces you should reckon with. Fresh water shall rise and cause floods, calm sea water may form huge tsunami, cool air blows hurricanes onto buildings and people, bringing death onto the once beautiful scene. It is not her fault she might act vicious, we are the ones who started it and nature simply reacting to protect herself just as we would if a cat scratches us... -Janelle-

As a conclusion,nature is a gift from the Almighty one.The earth is dying,you and I are murderers.We must not kill her because without her,we might as well not exist! Remember,the taller a tree,the deeper are its roots.The older you are,the more wiser you must be.The earth will be a happy place to live in if you and I do our parts. -Sharon-